Federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) began this Monday (19) a walk from Minas Gerais towards Brasília as a form of political protest. The initiative was announced by the parliamentarian in a video published on social media after completing the agenda in the state.
According to Nikolas, the journey will be done on foot along BR-040, on a route estimated at around 240 kilometers, which should be completed in approximately seven days. The deputy is expected to arrive in the federal capital next Sunday (25), with the expectation of attracting supporters along the way.
“I finished an agenda in Minas. I confess to you, I was going to return home. But, for a long time my heart has been restless in the face of the things that are happening. Scandal after scandal. Brazilians have been in a position, almost a psychological manipulation, where nothing shakes us anymore. The feeling is of impotence, in the face of the unjust arrests of protesters on January 8th, of President Bolsonaro himself, in relation to the scandals, of the government and the STF”, he said Nicholas.
In the recording, the parliamentarian states that the decision was motivated by a feeling of nonconformity in the face of what he classifies as a sequence of arbitrariness in the national political scenario. Among the episodes mentioned are the conviction and imprisonment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, in addition to the punishments imposed on those involved in the acts of January 8, 2023, when the headquarters of the Three Powers were vandalized, interpreted by the courts as an attempted coup d’état.
Nikolas also criticized the Federal Supreme Court and the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). For the deputy, part of society would be going through a process of naturalization of facts that, in his assessment, should provoke greater popular reaction. He also stated that the feeling of impotence in the face of judicial decisions would not be exclusive to voters, but also shared by members of Congress.
When justifying the mobilization, Nikolas said he saw the walk as a symbolic gesture of resistance and encouragement for political participation. The deputy cited the demonstrations that preceded the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff, in 2016, to reinforce the idea that popular pressure can influence the direction of the national debate.
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According to him, the initiative seeks to reactivate political engagement outside formal institutions, at a time that he considers critical for Brazilian democracy.
“Our voice is left. If God gave me this, I will be that voice”, he stated.
